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A. HANDLEY PRESS FOR SHAPING COVERS OF TEAPOTS AND THE LIKE July 3,1928.

Filed Dec. 29, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet July 3, 1928. 41,675,550

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UNITED VISTATIIEZS RAIIESNT OfFiFLCE.

ARTHUR HANDLEY, 0F "LU NSTALL, ENGLAND.

v rnnss FonsHAPINe' oovnns on'rnnro'rs AND THE LiKE.

Application filed'December 29, 1927, Seria1No. 243,289, and in GreatBritainDecember 8, 1926.

The present invention has relation to a press for manufacturingearthenware covers for teapots and the like,and has for its objectprimarily to provide-for the more economical and expeditiousmanufactureof the article from clay dust or plastic clayiby the presentpressing operation than was heretofore the case.

In order that this invention maybe clearly understood and readilycarried into practice, reference may be had to the appended explanatorysheet of drawings, upon which 5 Figure 1 is an elevational viewofiapress ing machine for manufacturing an earthenware cover fora teapot orthe like, con structed according to the presentinvention.

Figure 2 is a sectional plan view of the pressing machine shown inFigure 1. 1

Figure 3 is a sectional elevation illustrating the dies in engagement,having completed the manufacture of the cover inone stroke.

Figure 4 is aplan viewpf the femaledie in the open position, to permitoftheremoval oithe cover. 5 v t Figure 5 is a sectional elevation of thefemale die inthe open position, the cover being elevated ready forremoval.

Referring to the drawings, the machine comprises a bed a whereon xtwouprights or verticalcolumns a aremounted terminating at their upperextremity in astationary cross head (i A cross beta-m tt is-fixed acrosstheuprights or columns, anda. main vertical screw 5 is adaptedtooperate-in a tapped bush or aperturelinlthe cross-head a and isprovided atits lower partvwitha member 72 adapted toslidably operate butnot rotatein thecrossbeam a whichimemher at its lower part carries themale die 0 hereinafter more particularly referred to. The vertical screw5 has arotary or swivel connection with the slidable member-$ and at itsupper part carries a handle 6 in well known manner, which may beprovided with any suitable retentive means, If. Mounted upon each of theupriglitsor columns ta is a cam device :61, having ineach'instance anarmd (see particularly iFigures Qand 4), the two arms being united by aconnecting rod d incorporating a turnbuckle d or like adjusting device.One of the cam devices d carries an operating handle d. The femalediecomprisesa base 6 whereontwo carrier members e are Slidablymounted.

These,carrier members are normally urged apart by means of compressionsprings e mounted on spindles 6 Each spindle e is attached toionecarrier member adapted to slide in1relation to the complementarycarrrerkmember. A one-piece annular female die element flseeparticularly Figures3, 4 and5) is letinto a cavity in a stationary parteFofrthe base 6, so as to be readily detachable j therei'rom andinterchangeable. Associated with each carrier member 6 are upper andlower diesections g and it respectively, adapted to operate aboveandbelow the one-piece annular female die elementlF. kThe upper diesections 9 are of semi-annular formation, and are located by means:offlanges bolted to the carriermemhere 6 (as illustrated). ()n theirunderside, they are recessed-to constitute an annular channely(seeparticularly Figure 5), with the upper part of the female dieelement f. The lower die sections hihavetheir extremities recessed androunded (see particularly 1? igures 2 and 4) and are secured to thecarrier members e -by vertical pins 6 whereon rollers e may beincorporated. Centrally iwithin tlre base 6 an aperture is provided,lwhereina central GOIlCfiLVltOllS die 21 is adapted to slide upon or inrelation to a fixed rod normally protruding above the said die Thiscentral die 2' is adapted to be elevated :by suitable foot :mechanism 6i" igure 1), :when the lower die sections 7t togetheriwitlrthe upperones g) havebeen displaced respectively away from one another-(FiguresLand 5). It'will be appreciated fromuthe foregoing that the carriermembers e are capable of being slid upon Kthebase e and carryin theupper and lower die sections' gland h t ierewith in reference :to 'thestationary element 7. slidingwdisplacement is effected by means oftheltwocams d co-operating with the rollers dzagainst the actionio fthecompression springs 5?.

The malerdie c is ofboss-hke formation 9 The inward (as illustrated),and is centrally apertured to i receive the rod j.

in operation, two carrier membersc supporting upperandlower die:sections gand the space between male and female dies (see again Figure3), that is to say, pass beneath the lower sections it on to the centraldie i to constitute the knob is) (Figures 3 and 5), extend over the faceof the female die 7 to constitute the dome or top 10 of the cover, passinto the undercut part 9 of the upper die sections 9 and adjacent partof the female die 7', to constitute the locating flange and extendaround the upper part of the male die to form the annular wall k. Duringthis operation the knob is centrally perforated by means of the pin j.In order to remove the completed cover, the handle 1 d is manipulated,the springs e forcing the carrier members 6 with their respective diesections 9 and it apart, the foot member 1' then manipulated, causingthe central die 1' to elevate the finished cover (Figure 5) whence itcan be easily removed off the die by hand without fracture.

It will be appreciated that by simply changing the one piece annularfemale die f and male die element 0 and upper and lower die sections 9and h, the shape and dimension of the lid can be altered to suitdifferent requirements.

In a modification of the present invention, instead of employing adetachable one-piece female die element 7', same may be incorporatedpermanently in the base 6, and instead of having detachable upper diesection 9, the carrier members 6 themselves may constitute thesefeatures by being undercut to form the locating flange 70 The lower diesections it and central die section 1' are provided as in the previousinstance. In this modification it will be ap reciated that only the oneshape and size of cover can be manufactured. In each instance, it willbe understood that by employing a onepiece female die element f, thearticle when pressed has for its main part a plain outer and innerconfiguration. That is to say, there is no diametrical line giving theappearance that the cover has been made in two halves.

\Vhat I claim as my'invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis 1. Apparatus for the manufacture of an earthenware cover for a teapotor container comprising in combination a male die, a female dieconsisting of a one-piece concavitous bod part, opposed pairs ofrelatively slidable upper and lower die sections associated with saidfemale die, the lower sections being adapted to assistv in constitutingthe cover handle, and the upper sections assist in constituting theannular wall and lateral locating flange of the said cover, and meansfor slidingly displacing the opposed pairs of die sections for theremoval of the cover.

2. Apparatus for the manufacture of an earthenware cover for a teapot orcontainer comprising in combination a male die, a female die consistingof a base, a detachable concavitous one-piece body part interchangeablysupported thereby, opposed carrier members relatively slidable on thebase, upper and lower die sections associated with each carrier member,the upper and /or lower sections being readily interchangeable, acentral die section on the said body part, upper and lower and centraldie sections being adapted to constitute the external configuration ofthe cover including the knob like handle, body part, locating flange andannular wall, and to permit of its with drawal. r

3. Apparatus for the manufacture of an earthenware cover for a teapot orcontainer comprising in combination a male die, a female die consistingof a one-piece concavitous body part, opposed pairs of relativelyslidable upper and lower die sections associated with said female die,the lower sections being adapted to assist in constituting the coverhandle, and the upper sections assist in constituting the annular wall,and being undercut to further assist, in combination with the femaledie, in constituting the lateral locating flange of said cover, andmeans for slidingly displacing the opposed pairs of die sections for theremoval of the cover. a

4. Apparatus for the manufacture of an earthenware cover for a teapot orcontainer comprising in combination a male die, a female die consistingof a base, a detachable concavitious one piece body part interchangeablysupported thereb opposed carrier members relatively slida 1e on thebase, upper and lower die sections associated with each carrier member,the upper and/or lower sections being readily interchangeable, a centraldie section on the said body part adapted to slide vertically forejection purposes, upper and lower and central die sec tions beingadapted to constitute the external configuration of the cover, includingthe knob-like handle, bod part, locating flange, and annular wall, an topermit of its withdrawal.

5. Apparatus for the manufacture of an earthenware cover for a teapot orcontainer comprising in combination a male die, a female die consistingof a base, a detachable concavitous one-piece body part interchangeablysupported thereby, opposed carrier members relatively slidable on thebase, upper and lower die sections associated with each carrier member,the upper and/or low er sections being readily interchangeable, acentral die section on the said body part adapted to slide verticallyfor ejection purposes, a stationary rod associated with the said centraldie section, upper and lower and central die sections being adapted toconstitute the external configuration of the cover including theknob-like handle, body part, locating flange, and annular Wall, and topermit of its Withdrawal.

6. Apparatus for the manufacture of an handle, and the upper sectionsassist in constituting the annular wall and lateral locating flange ofthe said cover, compression spring means tending to displace apart theopposed pairs of diesections for the removal of the cover, and handoperable cain mechanism adapted to operate againstsaid spring mechanismfor closing the die sections.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my 20 hand.

ARTHUR HANDLEY.

